View N.E. of Show Str.
Title
View N.E . of Show Str .
Identifier
spl_wl_exp_00324
Description
Show Street was the "adult entertainment " section of the Century 21 Exposition (Seattle World's Fair)."With a thought that a sample of the best of everything belongs at a World's Fair , the northeast corner of the Fairgrounds is devoted to adult entertainment . This area is called Show Street U.S.A . Show Street offers food and drink , exciting show girls , the natural and the unusual . It's a great place to spend an evening. " (Official press book : Seattle World's Fair 1962 . Seattle : Century 21 Exposition , p . 60.)
Subjects (LCSH)
Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.) Show Street (Century 21 Exposition, 1962, Seattle, Wash.) Paris Spectacular Wax Museum (Century 21 Exposition, 1962, Seattle, Wash.) Le Petit Theatre (Century 21 Exposition, 1962, Seattle, Wash.) Indian Village (Century 21 Exposition, 1962, Seattle, Wash.) Exhibitions--Washington (State)--Seattle--Aerial views Exhibition buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle--Aerial views Lenggenhager, Werner Waxworks--Washington (State)--Seattle Theaters--Washington (State)--Seattle Indians of North America--Northwest, Pacific Salmon--Washington (State)--Seattle Terry, Roland Roland Terry and Associates
Keywords
Show Street Aerial views Indian Village
Photographer
Lenggenhager, Werner
Architect
Terry, Roland Roland Terry and Associates
Date
1962-05-05
Decade
1960/1969
Period
During the Fair
Notes
Title taken from handwritten caption on verso. Date stamped on verso.
Folder
Crowds
Measurements
25 x 20.3 cm
Digitization Specifications
Master image scanned on Epson 10000 XL flatbed at 600 ppi, 24 bit color, saved as TIFF file. Photoshop used to reduce access image to 600 pixels on long edge; master image file size: 84,715,779 bytes.
File Format
image/jp2
Collection
Century 21 Digital Collection
Contributing Institution
The Seattle Public Library
Rights and Reproduction
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Type (DCMI)
image
Local Type
Photographs
Source
Original: 8 x10 b/w photographic print
Date created
2011-05-10
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